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Six easy pieces : essentials of physics explained by its most brilliant teacher / Richard P. Feynman ; originally prepared for publication by Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands ; new introduction by Paul Davies.
LIBRA - Special QC21.2 .F52 1995b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988.
- Series:
- Helix book
- Helix books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 146 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, [1995]
- Summary:
- In these six chapters, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, the relationship of physics to other topics, energy, gravitation, and quantum force. With his inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion without equations or technical jargon.
- Contents:
- 1. Atoms in motion
- 2. Basics physics
- 3. The relation of physics to other sciences
- 4. Conservation of energy
- 5. The theory of gravitation
- 6. Quantum behavior.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "Six Easy Pieces is also available from Perseus Books on audio cassette tapes and compact discs."--Back cover.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is eighth printing, July 1998.
- ISBN:
- 0201408252
- 9780201408256
- OCLC:
- 928743184
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